Nutty Memories
In 1930, the Planters company opened a peanut shop on the Boardwalk across from the Steel Pier. There were peanut roasters in the window, and the aroma of freshly roasted peanuts spread out the door and all along the boardwalk. When you’d smell those roasting nuts...The History of Epitaphs, part 2
By Andrew Hoffman Hello all, it has been a couple weeks since my first article of a series focusing on a lighter subject, the epitath. An epitaph is defined as a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, as an inscription on a tombstone....‘Where Eddie Lives’
Filming of the new ‘Cruisers’ movie to begin June 21 You can feel the history in the summertime breezes off the bay in Somers Point where one of the greatest of all rock ‘n’ roll movies, “Eddie and The Cruisers” was filmed at the famous rock ‘n’ roll bar, Tony Marts,...Early Ocean City history uncovered at the Historical Museum
By Megan Antosy Ocean City, as we know it today, was founded in 1879. The Lake brothers chose to establish the island as a religious retreat. To this day, the community remains a dry town because of those religious origins. The early founders of the island prayed...Postcards from the Past
The Galleon was built in 1926 as a real estate office to attract buyers to the Neptune’s Gardens development in Absecon. It was built as a replica of Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria. It was also known as the Ship house. The ship was originally built on...
